Fur hat production

ABSTRACT

An intermediate article for the manufacture of traditional Jewish fur hats and a method of producing the same are disclosed. The intermediate article includes a plate-like element; a plurality of fur tips, derived from the terminal portion of a tail; a pair of flanking fur strips, derived from longitudinal portions of the tail, and at least a portion of a hair thread; so that a sufficient density or thickness of the hair in the hats is achieved.

TECHNICAL FIELD

In general, the present invention pertains to the arts of fur industry. In particular, the invention relates to improvements of methods of fur hat production and an intermediate plate article therefor.

BACKGROUND ART

It is believed that the pertinent state-of-the-art is represented by: U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,976,612, 3,651,821, 4,016,889 and 5,581,814.

The methods known on the art of production of traditional fur hats worn by religious Jewish men, frequently referred to as Shtreimel, include manufacturing intermediate plate article, comprising a genuine fur, from the tips of the tails, typically of Canadian or Russian sable, stone marten, baum marten (Pine Marten), or American gray fox.

Typically inasmuch as three tails are used per manufacture of one intermediate plate article, from which mainly the tips of the tails are used; whereas the longitudinal portions of the tails are substantially not utilized and thrown away. Therefore methods allowing to reduce the wastage of not utilized longitudinal portions of the tails shall entail economical and environmental benefit.

REFERENCES

Shtreimel. (2010, Dec. 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02:13, Dec. 31, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php!title=Shtreimel&oldid=402448252

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be understood and appreciated more comprehensively from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the appended drawings in which:

FIG. 1A is a top view of an intermediate plate article known in the art;

FIG. 1B is a front view of a hair tress lock known in the art;

FIG. 1C is an isometric view of another hair tress lock known in the art;

FIG. 2A is a top view of an embodiment of the intermediate plate article of the invention;

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of the application of a hair tress lock to the intermediate plate article shown in FIG. 2A;

FIG. 2C is a top view of the intermediate plate article, resulting the application process schematically visualized in FIG. 2B;

FIG. 2D is a top view of another embodiment of the intermediate plate article of the invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown merely by way of example in the drawings. The drawings are not necessarily complete and components are not essentially to scale; emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles underlying the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Illustrative embodiments of the invention are described below. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with technology- or business-related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that the effort of such a development might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.

The methods known on the art of production of traditional fur hats worn by religious Jewish men, frequently referred to as Shtreimel, include manufacturing intermediate plate article, comprising a genuine fur, from the tips of the tails, typically of Canadian or Russian sable, stone marten, baum marten (Pine Marten), or American gray fox. An example an intermediate plate article known in the art is shown in FIG. 1A. The intermediate plate article comprises plate-like element 52, furnished with flanking fur strips 60 and anterior fur tips 62. Fur strips 60 and fur tips 62 extend from pelts 64, disposed respectively on the flanking and anterior portions of element 52. Base pelts 64 of fur tips 62 are manufactured from the terminal portions of the tails, comprising somewhat longer fur hair. Base pelts 64 of fur strips 60 are manufactured from the longitudinal portions of the tails, comprising somewhat shorter fur hair.

Typically for the manufacture of base pelts 64 of fur tips 62, terminal portions of three tails are used, to produce an amount sufficient to furnish the anterior portion of single plate-like element 52 with a required thickness; whereby the anterior portion of plate-like element 52 is furnished with a plurality of base pelts 64 of fur tips 62. The longitudinal portion of one of the tails, remaining after the removal of terminal fur tips 62, is used for the preparation of two flanking fur strips 60; whereby the flanking portions of plate-like element 52 are furnished with a unitary base pelts 64 of fur tips 62. Consequently the longitudinal portions of the two tails remaining after removal of their terminal fur tips are not utilized and constitute an industrial wastage of the manufacture process.

Hair threads are known in the art and widely used as hair extensions. A particular type of hair threads are the single strip hair extensions, otherwise frequently referred to at the colloquial language as tresses. Examples of disclosure of such tresses are shown in FIGS. 1B and 1 C. The example of tress 45 shown in FIG. 1B comprises base thread 46 affixing hair 47 which extends therefrom. Similarly, The example of tress 10 shown in FIG. 1B comprises base thread 14 affixing hair 12.

In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, reference is now made to FIGS. 2A to 2D. Intermediate plate article 100 comprises plate-like element 110, furnished with slot 122, for assembling the fur hat, essentially as known in the art. Fur strips 120A and 120B furnishing the flanking portions of plate-like element 110. Fur strips 120A and 120B respectively comprise pelts 124A and 124B typically derived from the longitudinal portions of a tail. Fur hair 122A and 122B extend from pelts 124A and 124B respectively. Pelts 124A and 124B are typically glued to element 110 on the side portions thereof.

The anterior portion of plate-like element 110 is furnished with anterior fur tips 130. Fur tips 130 comprise pelts 134 typically derived from the longitudinal portion of a tail, which comprises somewhat longer fur hair 132. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, fur tips 130 are derived from a single tail. Preferably fur tips 130 do not furnish the anterior portion of element 110 with such a density or thickness as known in the art; whereas in lieu of the terminal portions derived from three tails used to achieve a sufficient density or thickness of the fur at the intermediate plate-like element known in the art, merely terminal portions derived from a single tail are used to furnish the anterior portion of element 110. Consequently the density or thickness of the fur at the anterior portion of element 110 is lesser than that of intermediate plate-like elements known in the art. Fur tips 130 are typically glued to element 110 on the anterior portions thereof. Fur tips 130 are preferably not disposed adjacently to each other but rather spaced apart in a somewhat equidistant manner, alongside the anterior edge of element 110. The flanking tips 130 are typically oriented somewhat sidewise.

In order facilitate a sufficient thickness/density of the fur/hair, the anterior portion of element 110 is furnished with tress 140 or portion thereof, essentially as schematically described in FIG. 2B. Tress 140 comprises base thread 144 affixing hair 142 which extends therefrom. Tress 140 or portion thereof is appended in the direction of arrow 150 to the dedicated area, indicated by dashed line 152. In some example tress 140 is folded on itself, thus forming a double, triple or other multiplex layer of tress 140.

After having appended tress 140 in the direction of arrow 150 to the dedicated area, indicated by dashed line 152, as shown in FIG. 2B, base thread 144 thereof is affixed thereon, typically by gluing base thread 144 to the anterior portion of element 110 on top of fur tips 130. In some embodiments tress 140 is fragmented into minute fragments and these fragments are affixed to the dedicated area of element 110, indicated by dashed line 152, alongside fur tips 130, a piece at a time.

After having affixed tress 140, a portion thereof or fragments thereof, on top or alongside fur tips 130, intermediate plate article 200 shown in FIG. 2C is accomplished, combining fur 132 from tips 130 and hair 142 from tress 140 at the anterior portion of element 110. Noticeably, an essentially identical aesthetical and warming effect is achieved with intermediate plate article 200, as with intermediate plate articles known in the art.

In accordance with some preferred embodiments of the present invention, reference is now made to FIG. 2D, showing intermediate plate article 300. Intermediate plate article 300 is essentially similar to intermediate plate article 200 shown in FIG. 2C but further comprises hair 142 from tress 140B tress on at least one flanking portion of element 110, in addition to hair 142 from tress 140A at the anterior portion of element 110. In some embodiments the other flanking side of element 110 is furnished with additional tress (not shown).

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by what has been particularly shown and described herein above. Rather the scope of the invention is defined by the claims which follow: 

1. A method of reducing the wastage of fur tails in the manufacture of traditional Jewish fur hats, said method comprises: [a] providing an intermediate article, wherein said article comprises a plate-like element; [b] providing at least one suitable tail; [c] providing at least one hair thread; [d] producing from said at least one tail a pair of flanking fur strips and a plurality of fur tips, wherein said fur tips are derived from the terminal portion of said tail, whereas said flanking fur strips are derived from longitudinal portions of said tail; [e] furnishing the anterior portion of said plate-like element with said plurality of fur tips; [f] furnishing the flanking portions of said plate-like element with said longitudinal fur strips, and [g] further furnishing at least the anterior portion of said plate-like element with at least a portion of said hair thread; thereby remaining a sufficient density or thickness of the hair in said hats.
 2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said step furnishing the anterior portion of said plate-like element with said plurality of fur tips is characterized by that said fur tips are spaced apart in a somewhat equidistant manner, alongside the anterior edge of said plate-like element.
 3. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one suitable tail does not exceed two tails.
 4. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one suitable tail does not exceed one tail.
 5. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said step of further furnishing at least the anterior portion of said plate-like element with at least a portion of said hair thread is characterized by that said hair thread is folded on itself, forming at least one formation selected from the group consisting of: a double layer formation, triple formation layer and multiplex layer formation.
 6. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprises fragmenting said hair thread into a plurality of segments.
 7. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprises furnishing at least one of the flanking portions of said plate-like element with at least a portion of said hair thread.
 8. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising assembling a plurality of said intermediate articles into a traditional Jewish fur hat.
 9. An intermediate article for the manufacture of traditional Jewish fur hats, said article comprising: [a] a plate-like element; [b] a plurality of fur tips, derived from the terminal portion of a tail; wherein said fur tips furnishing the anterior portion of said plate-like element; [c] a pair of flanking fur strips, derived from longitudinal portions of said tail; wherein said longitudinal fur strips furnishing the flanking portions of said plate-like element; [d] at least a portion of a hair thread; wherein said portion of said hair thread furnishing the anterior portion of said plate-like element wherein a sufficient density or thickness of the hair in said hats is achieved.
 10. The intermediate article as set forth in claim 10, wherein the furnishing of the anterior portion of said plate-like element with said plurality of fur tips is characterized by that said fur tips are spaced apart in a somewhat equidistant manner, alongside the anterior edge of said plate-like element.
 11. The intermediate article as set forth in claim 10, wherein said tail does not exceed two tails.
 12. The intermediate article as set forth in claim 10, wherein said tail does not exceed one tail.
 13. The intermediate article as set forth in claim 10, wherein said furnishing at least the anterior portion of said plate-like element with at least a portion of said hair thread is characterized by that said hair thread is folded on itself, forming at least one formation selected from the group consisting of: a double layer formation, triple formation layer and multiplex layer formation.
 14. The intermediate article as set forth in claim 10, wherein said hair thread is fragmented into a plurality of segments.
 15. The intermediate article as set forth in claim 10, further comprising at least a portion of said hair thread furnishing at least one of the flanking portions of said plate-like element.
 16. A traditional Jewish fur hat comprising a plurality of said intermediate articles, as set forth in claim
 10. 